MADISON, Wis. – Forty-six credit union professionals have become Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs) after graduating from the Credit Union Development Education (DE) Training from the National Credit Union Foundation. The most recent training took place at the Lowell Center on the University of Wisconsin campus.
DE Training provides critical lessons in cooperative principles, credit union philosophy and international development issues while incorporating challenges credit unions face today. During the recent week-long program, participants were involved in group exercises, field trips, discussions with speakers from around the credit union system, and were required to complete team projects proposing solutions for credit unions to help alleviate or eliminate challenging situations in any given area.
The most recent graduates include: Lacey Adler, National Credit Union Foundation in Wisconsin; Gil Amundsen, TwinStar Credit Union in Washington; Naomi Anderson, Illinois Credit Union System in Illinois; Debbie Avery, Coastal Federal Credit Union in North Carolina; Kim Baker, Midwest Community FCU in Ohio; Matthew Ballou, WyHy FCU in Wyoming; Jennifer Bauer, Riverwood-Maritime Credit Union in Wisconsin; Kathy Boswell, Central Credit Union of Florida in Florida; Adriana Briggs, Houston Highway Credit Union in Texas; Susie Brown, Old West FCU in Oregon; Gena Carroll, Meridian Trust FCU in Wyoming; Anthony Chavira, San Francisco Federal Credit Union in California; Megan Collins, CUNA Mutual Group in Wisconsin; Jeremiah DeGollon, Summit Credit Union in Wisconsin; Sara Delance, Heritage Family FCU in Vermont; Ryan Donovan, Credit Union National Association in D.C.; Monique Dunbar, Credit Union of Atlanta in Georgia; Shannon Duran, PBC Credit Union in Florida; Aziza Gary, MECU of Baltimore Inc. in Maryland; Kyle Gurzynski, Safe Harbor Credit Union in Michigan; Jimese Harkley, America’s First FCU in Alabama; Jayne Hitman, Credit Union National Association in California; Brian Kayton, ENT FCU in Colorado; Jamie Koster, Pacific NW Ironworkers FCU in Washington; April Krause, Cornerstone Credit Union League in Texas; Brian Lee, Landings Credit Union in Arizona; Shasta Leininger, New Orleans Firemen’s FCU in Louisiana; Juli Lewis, League of Southeastern Credit Unions in Alabama; Crystal Long, GECU in Texas; James Marshall, Filene Research Institute in Wisconsin; Dianne McDaniel, Suncoast Credit Union in Florida; Heather McKissick, University Federal Credit Union in Texas; Ralph Nava, CUNA Mutual Insurance Agency Inc. in Wisconsin; Fumbani Nyangulu, MUSCCO LTD in Malawi; Randall Pearson, Pyramid FCU in Arizona; Terra Perry, The Summit FCU in New York; Aaron Racicot, Peoples Trust FCU in Texas; Brent Rempe, WEOKIE Credit Union in Oklahoma; Jhazmine Ruiz, Suncoast Credit Union in Florida; Beth Satre, Montana Credit Union Network in Montana; Tom Shea, PBC Credit Union in Florida; Sarah Stout, CUNA Mutual Group in Wisconsin; Juan Villegas, Houston Highway CU in Texas; Teresa Welborn, Peach State FCU in Georgia; Justin Wolfe, Canyon State Credit Union in Arizona; and Sonia Woosley, Streator Onized Credit Union in Illinois.
The National CU Foundation announced its 2016 Winter and Spring DE Training sessions are already sold out. For professionals interested in attending the 2016 Fall DE Training (or 2017 DE Trainings), visit ncuf.coop, or email cude@ncuf.coop to be put on a notification list for when registration opens up.